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Cognitive Dissonance

Authored by Andrea Yong

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Cognitive Dissonance
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4 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who created the theory of cognitive dissonance ?

Jean Piaget

Leon Festinger

Platow

Lawrence Kohlberg

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the below are not ways to resolve cognitive dissonance ?

Change the behavior

Adopt new information that outweighs the dissonant beliefs

Continue the behavior

Change the belief/attitude

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Definition: People experience discomfort or psychological tension when they hold two beliefs that are the same or when they behave in ways that are consistent with their beliefs

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Adam has been taught since young that stealing is bad. But one day, his friends managed to persuade him to steal. Now Adam is experiencing cognitive dissonance. Which of the options below allows him to overcome his dissonance by changing his belief ?

I will continue stealing even though it's bad

I will stop stealing because it is bad

My friends steal too and so far nothing has happened to them so it should be fine

I'm broke so stealing is the only way I can get what I want

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